The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard WallaceDirector
- Jack HenleyScreenplay
- Richard FlournoyScreenplay
Cast
- Loretta YoungNancy Troy
- Brian AherneJeff Troy
- Jeff DonnellAnne Carstairs
- William WrightScott Carstairs
- Sidney TolerInspector Hankins
- Gale SondergaardMrs. Devoe
- Donald MacBrideBolling
- Lee PatrickPolly Franklin
- Don CostelloEddie Turner
- Richard GainesLingle
- Frank BakerMinor Role (uncredited)
- William BenedictMessenger Boy (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
blackmailamateur detectivemarried coupleturtlemurderneighborlandlordgreenwich villagemystery writer